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The estate we’re in

If UK higher education was a nation state, what would it be like? Impressive, argues David Kernohan, and maybe worth treating differently

David Kernohan

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Comment

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25/07/25

Degree apprenticeships are quietly redesigning how we teach at university

Ramchandra Bhusal

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Comment

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25/07/25

Wales can lead the way on student engagement – if it chooses to

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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24/07/25

Wonk Corner

OfS funding allocations, 2025-26

David Kernohan

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25/07/25

The LLE’s chunks of maintenance support are an insult to anyone that doesn’t fit the dated “norm”

Jim Dickinson

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24/07/25

HESA Staff record will extend beyond academics in England and Northern Ireland

David Kernohan

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24/07/25

Employer Skills Survey, 2024

David Kernohan

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24/07/25

Capital pain as Research England’s budget stays the same

James Coe

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23/07/25

The Wonkhe Show

Podcast: AI and jobs, provider closure, UCAS figures

Team Wonkhe

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17/07/25

Podcast: Student experience, LLE, civic

Team Wonkhe

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10/07/25

Podcast: International, student leaders, metascience

Team Wonkhe

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04/07/25

Podcast: Industrial strategy, cashpoint colleges, social mobility

Team Wonkhe

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27/06/25

Dundee’s troubles and the state of the sector

David Duncan

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Comment

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24/07/25

From where student governors sit, Dundee isn’t the only institution with governance challenges

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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24/07/25

Technical professionals can offer more than support

Kelly Vere

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Comment

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23/07/25

OfS consults on a condition of registration for subcontracted provision

David Kernohan

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Policy Watch

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22/07/25

Universities should face the consequences for misleading students over the cost of living

Jim Dickinson

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Comment

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22/07/25

The possibilities for radical collaboration in HE go far beyond mergers

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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21/07/25

Embed! How to save the civic agenda

James Coe

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14/07/25

Every university does civic things but this is not the same as being a civic university. James Coe makes the case for a civic agenda about tweaking, rearranging, and embedding the civic everywhere.

Embed! How to save the civic agenda

Every university does civic things but this is not the same as being a civic university. James Coe makes the case for a civic agenda about tweaking, rearranging, and embedding the civic everywhere.

James Coe

Comment

14/07/25

Financial sustainability

Civic engagement offers a firm foundation for universities contributing to regional economic growth agendas

Iona Clark

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Comment

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03/07/25

What we’ll be talking about at The Festival of Higher Education 2025

Debbie McVitty and Alistair Jarvis explain what's shaping their thinking as they build this year's Festival of Higher Education – returning to Senate House this November

Debbie McVitty

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Comment

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02/06/25

OfS continues to sound the alarm on the financial sustainability of English higher education

Debbie McVitty

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Policy Watch

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08/05/25

Unclear legal duties can leave university trustees exposed when things go wrong

Neil Smyth

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Comment

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17/04/25

OfS insight on institutional closure lacks a firm statutory foundation

Matthew Howling

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Comment

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06/04/25

Data on Wonkhe

Graduate Outcomes, 2022–23 graduating year

David Kernohan

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Data

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17/07/25

UCAS applications and offer making by June deadline, 2025

David Kernohan

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Data

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17/07/25

National Student Survey 2025

David Kernohan

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Data

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09/07/25

LEO has a role to play in picking winners

David Kernohan

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Data

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27/06/25

University spending and cost recovery, 2023–24

David Kernohan

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Data

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11/06/25

The UK’s register of university spin-outs

David Kernohan

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Data

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05/06/25

Policy Watch

The LLE finally gets a Labour overhaul

Michael Salmon

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Policy Watch

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10/07/25

How Labour’s 10-year health plan for England joins up with higher education and research

James Coe

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Policy Watch

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04/07/25

DfE sets out the detail on the free speech act

The government will partially implement the controversial Higher Education Freedom of Speech Act while stripping away its most contentious elements. Jim Dickinson and Michael Salmon find the devils in the detail

Jim Dickinson

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Policy Watch

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27/06/25

Higher education and the industrial strategy priority areas

Michael Salmon

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Policy Watch

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24/06/25

The estate we’re in

If UK higher education was a nation state, what would it be like? Impressive, argues David Kernohan, and maybe worth treating differently

Degree apprenticeships are quietly redesigning how we teach at university

Wales can lead the way on student engagement – if it chooses to

OfS funding allocations, 2025-26

The LLE’s chunks of maintenance support are an insult to anyone that doesn’t fit the dated “norm”

HESA Staff record will extend beyond academics in England and Northern Ireland

Employer Skills Survey, 2024

Capital pain as Research England’s budget stays the same

Podcast: AI and jobs, provider closure, UCAS figures

Podcast: Student experience, LLE, civic

Podcast: International, student leaders, metascience

Podcast: Industrial strategy, cashpoint colleges, social mobility

Dundee’s troubles and the state of the sector

From where student governors sit, Dundee isn’t the only institution with governance challenges

Technical professionals can offer more than support

OfS consults on a condition of registration for subcontracted provision

Universities should face the consequences for misleading students over the cost of living

The possibilities for radical collaboration in HE go far beyond mergers

Embed! How to save the civic agenda

Every university does civic things but this is not the same as being a civic university. James Coe makes the case for a civic agenda about tweaking, rearranging, and embedding the civic everywhere.

Embed! How to save the civic agenda

Every university does civic things but this is not the same as being a civic university. James Coe makes the case for a civic agenda about tweaking, rearranging, and embedding the civic everywhere.

Civic engagement offers a firm foundation for universities contributing to regional economic growth agendas

What we’ll be talking about at The Festival of Higher Education 2025

Debbie McVitty and Alistair Jarvis explain what's shaping their thinking as they build this year's Festival of Higher Education – returning to Senate House this November

OfS continues to sound the alarm on the financial sustainability of English higher education

Unclear legal duties can leave university trustees exposed when things go wrong

OfS insight on institutional closure lacks a firm statutory foundation

Graduate Outcomes, 2022–23 graduating year

UCAS applications and offer making by June deadline, 2025

National Student Survey 2025

LEO has a role to play in picking winners

University spending and cost recovery, 2023–24

The UK’s register of university spin-outs

The LLE finally gets a Labour overhaul

How Labour’s 10-year health plan for England joins up with higher education and research

DfE sets out the detail on the free speech act

The government will partially implement the controversial Higher Education Freedom of Speech Act while stripping away its most contentious elements. Jim Dickinson and Michael Salmon find the devils in the detail

Higher education and the industrial strategy priority areas

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